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Our Mission: To provide medical and emergency assistance to former athletes, both men and women, who lettered in their respective sports at universities and colleges in the State of Nebraska. If you or someone you know could benefit from our help, we invite you to apply.
Option 1: Download PDF application
Instructions for completing a printed application:
Download application and fill out completely
If you are filling this application in for someone, make sure the applicant signs it and you put your contact information on the back of last page. Please print name, address and contact phone number.
Make sure you save a completed copy for yourself.
Any documentation you provide will not be returned so make sure you send COPIES of documentation.
Please mail completed application to:
Nebraska Greats Foundation
Attn: Sandy Zoroya
5010 Underwood Ave
Omaha, NE 68132
Should you have any question please contact Sandy Zoroya, Administrative Director at szoroya@nebraskagreats.org or 702-321-9136.
Click here to download Nebraska Greats Foundation 2022 PDF Application.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for a grant?
Any former letter winner from any of the 4 year Nebraska Based college or university (including the former Dana College) with a medical and financial need
Do recipients need to have earned a degree from these universities?
No
Are all medical conditions considered?
Not all. Currently the NGF does not assist those with substance abuse issues
What documentation will I be asked to provide?
Service invoices (medical or insurance bills), bank statements, income statements (check stubs), a letter from your attending physician confirming your condition.
Are all expenses covered?
No. The NGF only covers qualified medical expenses such as insurance deductibles, pre and post-operative care, travel to and from treatments, prescriptions, rehab and facilities directly related to the medical condition.
Do the recipients receive the funds?
No. The NGF works on behalf of the recipients by negotiating with service providers and issues funds directly to the providers and NEVER to recipients.
Who will have access to my application information?
Confidentiality is very important. Any and all information is seen only by the members of the Board of Directors, the Administrative Director and the Physicians Review board. At no time, will any medical or financial information be made public. However, each applicant is asked to sign a release of information waiver so that the NGF can publicize the assistance but specific details are withheld.
Is there a limit to what I can receive?
Currently, the NGF caps all annual grants at $20,000. However, applicants are welcome to apply for future grants.
What financial condition must I be in to qualify?
Each applicant’s condition is different. The NGF does a comprehensive review of each applicant’s financial position and acts accordingly. However, it is expected that each applicant fully exhausts his or her own resources and reaches insurance benefit caps before they are eligible.
Do I have to be a Nebraska resident?
No
If I have insurance or other benefits such as disability, am I disqualified from a grant from the NGF?
Not necessarily. Each case in independently reviewed and if there is a need that is unmet by current benefits, the NGF may be able to provide for it.
If I receive grant, what will be expected of me?
Nothing is required however, the NGF appreciates any volunteer time speaking publicly, recorded testimonials on behalf of the NGF and appearing free of charge at our public events.
If I have additional questions who should I contact?
Sandy Zoroya, Administrative Director at szoroya@nebraskagreats.org or 702-321-9136.

Paul Kastl
"I’d like to say that I’m honored and blessed to have been introduced to the NE Greats foundation and their amazing staff. They have come to my side in a great time of need. I cannot thank them enough.”

Gerald Morris
“The NGF is truly one of the things that give me faith in humanity…those who have the willingness to others in need.”

Jose Calderon
“The Nebraska Greats Foundation was help from heaven, without their help I would not have been able to pay for the hospital bills. I am very grateful for the help they have given me and the assistance they gave me. They are an incredible foundation, very professional and concerned.”

Giovanni Froldi
At an NAIA school and coming from a foreign country (Brazil), I needed help with an injury. Me and my family couldn't afford some of the care I needed. In came the NGF and it stood behind me.

Tesla Oldfield-Davis
After I was diagnosed with ALS, the Nebraska Greats came to me and asked 'what can we do?' There is a lot of stuff insurance doesn't cover. The NGF bought me a special bed that gives me comfort. Maybe a little thing to most. But a very big thing to me.

Ade Dagunduro
After exhausting all of my own funds to pay for medical care, I was between a rock and a hard place. The Nebraska Greats Foundation worked with doctors and hospitals to get me surgery I couldn't afford so I could get back on my feet. Thank you, NGF.

Joel Brott
My MS (multiple sclerosis) was getting worse and I needed to get hydro therapy each day. The NGF put a therapy tank in my house. I use it every day. It restores the confidence in myself I'd lost. How do you really thank somebody for that?

Larry Florence
Battling cancer requires travel for treatments. My insurance doesn't cover travel. Without the NGF, I couldn't go to the treatments. It's that simple. The NGF has saved my life.

Josh Jones
When I got that call from the Nebraska Greats Foundation---that said they would help. Man.....it changed my life. It CHANGED MY LIFE!

Jim Unger
After my accident, I couldn't do anything. I couldn't move. My life stopped. The Nebraska Greats stepped in, bought me a motorized wheel chair. It put me back in 'the game of life.' Now, I'm back to setting goals for myself just like when I was an athlete.

Tami Harris
It wasn't easy for a former All-American athlete to ask for help. Thank God I did. I was at the end. I had lost all hope. And then the Nebraska Greats Foundation gave me hope back.

Willie Miller
The NGF stepped in and was a lifesaver for me. It has given me a whole new life. When we need it, we need to reach out and let this foundation help.

Brianna Perez
I had medical bills that I couldn't afford to pay...I came across the NGF and they just seemed too good to be true. I am honored to be the first female recipient and am thankful to have found this unique organization.

David Humm
You never think you're going to be that person in the middle of a story that says you need help. What an honor and relief for me and my family to have the support of the Nebraska Greats Foundation.